Bluebonnets And Wildflowers of 2015

Taken March 25, 2015

 

 

 

Joplin Rose and Parsons Pearl in the Wildflowers

March 27, 2015

 

 

Parsons Pearl

 

Joplin Rose

 

 

Parsons Pearl

 

Joplin Rose

Parsons Pearl

 

Joplin Rose

Manske Roll ~ San Marcos, Texas

We ain't here for a long time, we here for a good time. ~ Pitbull

And that is why I am back this morning having another delicious Manske Roll! This one with some Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.

Manske Roll opened in September 1906 and they still cook their buns fresh each day. You can certainly tell the difference in the quality. Their buns are soft and sweet. It's the actual dough that has a slight sweet taste to it. The cinnamon rolls are not too sweet. Even their hamburger buns have that slight sweet taste. The burgers come in four sizes which is great. And on Mondays you can get two 1/4 pound burgers for $2.00.

This was another good find from Diners, Drive-In's and Dives.

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Bluebonnet - Amazing!

Today we set out to see the "Field Of Dreams" of bluebonnets. Find it we did. Located at Muleshoe Bend Recreational Area this was the largest field we have ever seen - and we are born Texans!
This field looks like a sea of blue. When you look out over it, it just looks like a river or a lake. This used to be the river bed but it is now dry. You can walk or drive through the field. Just be careful not to trample all over them. Be careful of snakes and stickers.

Just do yourself a favor and take the time to visit this field. It is a wonder.

There is a special feeling connected with visiting the bluebonnets every year. Memories of days gone by and the people that have shared our lives. Jerry's mom loved to see the bonnets and looked forward to making the drive from her hill country home to Houston each year to see them.  My dad saw to having bluebonnet seed planted on the Texas highways during his days at the Texas Highway Department. The state once thought it very important to keep our State flower plentiful. As kids we were told it was against the law to pick a bluebonnet if it was on a Texas highway.  When our kids were small we would go out and visit the flowers. That tradition continues now with my grandchildren.

Do people in other states trample out to fields of their state flowers and make fools of themselves as they gaze in awe at the beauty?  I don't know. But I plan to keep doing so until my hair is as blue as the bonnets!

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Spring Trip Has Begun!

Heading out to San Marcos and the Bandera area today. Can't wait to see what wonders the week brings.

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Flowers of Spring ~ 2014

The flowers this year have been abundant. By far the most wildflowers we have seen in years. There is just something about spring that brings the promise of new life. I always wonder at the beauty but at the same time it makes me realize that we must take the time to enjoy things while they are here because they last only for a short while. Even the wildflowers.

I saw a prison near Plymouth Rock.

It was overgrown with weeds.

Ragweed and thistle, milkweed and thatch.

They sprang from every crack.

Some day their roots will pry the walls apart.

I won't be around.

But I saw them last summer and they were in bloom.

They were springing up from the wall

With all of the strength they were given to tell the world they were there.

And bees came.

And drank from them.

Just like any garden flower.

They had nectar to give too.

-----Nick Nolte as Lee Umstetter in Weeds-----